So Not Cool With Public Honesty

My soul sister Courtney (see previous post) awarded me this lovely award. I think she just wanted to see if I could "let it all out" so here are the rules and the deal.

1. Present this award to 7 others whose blogs you find brilliant in content and/or design or those who have encouraged you.

2. Tell those people they’ve been awarded the HONEST SCRAP AWARD and inform them of these guidelines in receiving the award.

3. Share “10 honest things” about yourself.

Here are the 10 Honest Things.

1. I'm not comfortable with being completely honest. I was raised properly and you don't ever tell the honest truth in public, you talk behind people's back and don't let your true feeling show.

2. Some time's when I walk the half block to my mail box to pick up the mail, I want to keep on walking, and usually there are 4-6 kids in my house. (Don't worry mom's I've never really done it)

3. I, like someone else I know (wink, wink) am not a huge fan of "mommy blogs" I don't really need to hear every time little Sally smiled from gas. (I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, I love you all so much) Told you, really uncomfortable right now.

4. I think humor that is really vulgar is really funny. Actually the more vulgar the funnier, I don't care if it is wrong.

5. This probably is not so much new for most of you, but I have a terrible potty mouth. It's bad, I'm not proud of it, I'm actually pretty ashamed of it, but I'm pretty sure I could make any sailor blush.

6. I don't love my job. Shocking I realize...but day care is really, really hard, and sometimes people's kids are really, really annoying.

7. There are people in my extended family that I would love to punch in the face, because they are selfish users.

8. I love UFC, Football, and just about any other sport. I love watching grown men beat the crap out of each other. Especially UFC, if someone gets knocked out, my day is complete.

9. I lust my husband, I think he is crazy hot, and he is my best friend. (He puts up with a lot, I have issues)

10. I don't have my tickets to New Moon, I don't really care, I'll see it eventually. I've read the Twilight book and they DID NOT change my life and I'm not in love with Edward.


I would like to bestow this honor on the following:

Cyndi at The Greenest Grass
Hillary at Dumbarton Bridge
Heidi at My Cute Little Family
Amy at Scatter Sunshine
Anyone else that reads this and wants to do it, I would love to see you squirm.

I pulled a Dooce!

So a little background. For a while now I have been a faithful follower and fan of a blog called Dooce.com. Her real name is Heather Armstrong and she is a "mommy blogger" however, she is my style of mommy. She tells it like it is, she swears a lot and talks about how people bug her but truly loves her children and her family and I can relate, because she also talks about how her children and husband bug her and do crazy things and I can relate. My blog here tends to be all happy, happy which you all know is not true since it is not laced with my usual wit and sarcasm that you can get up close and personal.

Anyway, a few months ago this powerful mommy blogger named dooce, was having a HUGE problem with a very expensive new washer she had purchased and was not getting the answers she needed with their customer service dept. So she did what every woman should do, she griped about it on a public forum to her friends. TWITTER! She has like 1.4 MILLION followers so when she spoke about her issues this company listened, and they fixed the problem kissed her ass and got it all taken care of. I think that is freaking awesome.

So last week, Chris changed our TV service from DirecTV to DishNetwork. Why you may ask? Why is right. I was FURIOUS dish wouldn't do the stuff that I wanted it to and I wanted my DirecTV back. I was throwing the biggest temper tantrum ever! Next to yesterday, but that is a totally different ball of wax. I watch a lot of TV people, I am stuck here all day long and I stay up really late to tie bows, and make flowers and generally run my business, so I watch A LOT of TV. Don't judge. You probably get to leave your house everyday. So when I couldn't do everything I could do before, I was LIVID!!!! So with all of my 227 followers on Twitter I griped about Dish Network, and guess what? They heard me!!! They responded to little ole me, because I was griping about them on Twitter. How freaking cool is that? They even called me on the phone...called me...I didn't call them and sit through 20 minutes of push this and push that and someone will be with you in a moment. No, No, they called me!!!

Can I do what I wanted on DishNetwork that I could do on DirecTV? NO! But who cares, I complained, they heard, and now I am cool because I pulled a Dooce!

My best internet friend in the world Courtney at Courtkneerawks said I was a Rockstar! and that I must blog about this. Plus you must check out her most recent post, because it was just for me and it has totally made my day! Thank you Courtney, I had a totally crappy weekend and I love your full length snuggie shot!! YOU are a rockstar!

My Favorite Team

 

We had a really fun Halloween this year. We spent the evening with some friends and the kids made a killing on the candy. Mclayne decided last year it would be really cool to be a "blind ref" which is so NOT PC but hilarious, and since Chandler lives, breathes, and eats football his choice was clear. Delaney got stuck with the cheerleader since it fit into the general theme, and isn't she cute?

Football Cake

 

 

I did this same cupcake cake last year, but I think this one looks a little better. It's not as straight as the first one, but we were having a hard time fitting on the board I had, plus we took these pictures at the party, and we had a little slippage on the drive over. It is 105 cupcakes and the white writing says Royals and has each of the boys numbers on a cupcake. The biggest difference is I made ALL of the cupcakes this year! The boys loved it, and it was a lot of fun to make. I'm really behind in blogging so this was the easiest place to start :)

What I struggle With....

Originally this post was going to be one thing I struggle with, and then I thought why stop with just one. I struggle with so many things and I am so incredibly imperfect that I should just make a list. I'm sure my "fans" can come up with a much bigger list but this is the list for today.

* Saying "no" it's not in my vocabulary (unless you ask my kids) and I really need to learn to "Just say No"!! I don't have time, I'm super busy and I'm really, really, sorry I wish I could help you out, but NO!!!!

* Food...I LOVE food. I love all kinds of food. I love fast food and long wait food, and junk food and healthy food. I love it all and I really need to break up with it. But that is the problem, it's not like a crappy selfish friend that you can just cut out of your life. It's not a drug that I can get rid of and go to re-hab for. I have to have it to live and all, plus I have to feed my family so I can't just stop the crack from my life. So I struggle with balance obviously.

* Patience. I have none, for whining and stupid people, that's all.

* Guilt, lots and lots of guilt. Guilt about not spending more time with my kids. Guilt about food (weird) Guilt about not taking as many pictures of Delaney as I did of Mclayne. Guilt about not taking the time to blog about Delaney on her birthday like I did with the boys. Guilt about staying in contact with friends. Guilt about not doing my visiting teaching. Guilt, guilt guilt.

* But today...in particular I struggle with not being able to stand up for myself. Which if you know me probably sounds weird because it's not like people walk all over me or anything. But they do...trust me. It goes back to the "no" thing I act all big and bad, but it's all talk. When it comes right down to it, I'm a baby and would never actually say half the crap that is on my mind, and therefore people walk on me and then I gripe about it on my blog.

Ten Things I Love about You!

Mclayne turned 10 last week!!! TEN YEARS OLD!!!! An entire decade!!!! I can't even believe it. So in honor of his tenth birthday I am going to tell you 10 things I LOVE about him!

1. He cracks me up ALL the time, he is very witty for his age.

2. For a 10 year old he does what he is asked most of the time.

3. He teaches me how to be better.

4. He always wants to help.

5. He is respectful to adults.

6. He is nice to his friends.

7. He loves his family, especially his cousins.

8. His wild hair ;)

9. I love that he loves football.

10. I love that he bears his testimony almost every month.

Sorry this is late buddy, Happy Birthday. I love you very much and I am very very proud of what a fine young man you are becoming. Your dad and I hope to be the parents you deserve. Love, Mom

SHUT THE DOOR!!!

I have been yelling that all summer. Ever since we got central air I am insane when the door opens and is not shut within 3 seconds. Because as you know we are not air conditioning the entire outdoors.
If I had a nickel for every time I have said "Shut the Door" I would have plenty of money to pay that electric bill.

On Wednesday I ended up having the day off. That's right NO DAYCARE KIDS!! It is the first unscheduled day off I have had all summer, so we were going bowling with my sis-in-law Melinda and the cousins. We were all getting ready and I wanted to check my e-mail one last time before we took off so I sent Mclayne out to bring the garbage can in, and told Chandler to go with him and get the mail. As they were walking out the front door I said "don't let the door shut tight - you'll be locked out" this is why it is all my fault. I have been griping about the door all summer so Chandler did just what he was supposed to. He was shutting the door. Well when he heard me say not to let the door shut he turned around to grab the door and it slammed on his finger!!

I didn't know this initially I just heard the SCREAMING!!! I ran outside and there he was with his finger in his mouth and it was bleeding. I ran him in the house and ran his finger under the water and when I realized that the situation was way out of my realm of motherly expertise. (which includes band aid's and kisses) I wrapped the finger in a towel put some ice on it and proceeded to the insta-care.

I was so lucky in that Melinda was sweet enough to meet me at the dr's office and take the two other kids so I could focus on the writhing and screaming that was coming out of my sweet six year old.

Once at the dr's office they put some numbing goo on his finger and when he was a little more comfortable they took x-rays and told us that the tip of his finger was broken in several places.

Later that afternoon we were sent to an Orthopedic Surgeon who deadened the finger and let us know that Chandler had a compound fracture of his middle finger on his left hand. That's right internet friends "COMPOUND FRACTURE" you know bone sticking out!!!! So the dr put the bones back where they go (on the inside) and sewed it up and even sewed his nail back on, so the new nail would know where to go. 10 stitches total in that little finger. Then he got an awesome temporary blue cast. He only has his little thumb sticking out which makes many, I mean every daily task difficult for him.

He has been such a trooper and I am so proud of how brave he has been. I've actually had to tell him to settle down today, because he has been playing so hard.


I think this look says it all.. "Put that in your Juice Box and suck it"